This dual degree option is available to students in the M.Arch. The dual degree program permits students to obtain the M.Arch. and the M.S. in Civil Engineering in substantially less time than if each degree was pursued separately. M.Arch. students may partially fulfill M.S. in Civil Engineering course work while completing the M.Arch. program of study. A maximum of 15 credits may be used to satisfy requirements of both degrees, at least 3 credits of which must be in graduate Civil Engineering courses. 

Students without a bachelor's degree in civil engineering must complete the bridge program; these courses do not count toward degree requirements. See the undergraduate catalog for descriptions of these courses. All bridge courses are required as prerequisites for admission to the MSCE degree. All students in this dual-degree program must take MATH 112 and 105 or equivalent courses. Equivalency for courses taken at other institutions is determined by NCE Graduate Advisor.

Students may take additional courses at the graduate level during their undergraduate career, up to a maximum of 21 credits (12 credits as part of the joint BS/MS program; 9 credits of graduate-only coursework), but no additional graduate courses beyond the first 15 credits can be counted toward the first masters degree requirements.

All prerequisite courses must be completed prior to taking bridge courses. All bridge courses must be completed prior to taking HCAD graduate courses counting toward both degrees. All HCAD graduate courses counting toward both degrees must be taken before taking any NCE graduate courses counting only toward the MSCE. The M.Arch degree must be completed before formal admission to the MSCE. No more than a total of 15 graduate credits toward the second degree (12 counted toward both degrees, 3 counted only to the second graduate degree) may be taken prior to completion of the first graduate degree. The program requires at least one additional semester of full-time study as a graduate student, following completion of the first graduate degree.

At the time of admission to the dual degree program, the civil engineering graduate advisor will determine if any M.S. in Civil Engineering course requirements can be waived.

The requirements to obtain the M.S. in Civil Engineering degree are:

M.Arch. and M.S. in Civil Engineering (civil engineering bachelor's degree)

M.Arch. Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core Courses
ARCH 501G	Architecture Studio I	6
ARCH 502G	Architecture Studio II	6
ARCH 503G	Architecture Studio III	6
ARCH 504G	Architecture Studio IV	6
ARCH 505G	Advanced Architecture Studio I	6
ARCH 506G	Advanced Architecture Studio II	6
ARCH 555G	Tools and Techniques I	3
ARCH 500G	Tools and Techniques II	3
ARCH 528G	History of Architecture I	3
ARCH 529G	History of Architecture II	3
ARCH 541G	Construction I	3
ARCH 542G	Construction II	3
ARCH 543G	Environmental Control Systems I	3
ARCH 544G	Environmental Control Systems II	3
ARCH 545G	Structures I	3
ARCH 548G	Structures II	3
ARCH 569G	Professional Practice I	3
ARCH 579G	Professional Practice II	3
ARCH 549G	Landscape and Urbanism	3
ARCH 547G	Synthesis Seminar	3
4 ARCH 6XX Electives **		12
Total Credits		90

M.S. in Civil Engineering Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core Courses
CE 610	Construction Management	3
CE 611	Project Planning and Control	3
CE 616	Construction Cost Estimating	3
EM 632	Legal Aspects in Construction	3
Required courses that count towards both degrees
Select 4 of the following:		12
ARCH 569G	Professional Practice I
ARCH 579G	Professional Practice II
ARCH 621	Net Zero Building Design
ARCH 622	Life Cycle Assessment and Design
ARCH 623	Building Energy Modeling for Sustainable Design
ARCH 625	Passive House and Beyond
ARCH 626	Building Dynamics
ARCH 636	History and Theory of Urban Planning and Design
ARCH 645	Case Studies in Architectural Technology
ARCH 646	Designing and Optimizing the Building Enclosure
ARCH 647	Visualizing Urbanism
ARCH 649	Life Safety Issues in Contemporary Buildings
ARCH 651	Public and Private Development
ARCH 655	Land Use Planning
ARCH 677	Geographic Information Systems
ARCH 684	Topics of Sustainable Urbanism
ARCH 688	The Augmented City
ARCH 689	AI / VR in Architecture
Electives
Select two of the following:		6
CE 615	Infrastructure and Facilities Remediation
CE 631	Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design
CE 642	Foundation Engineering
CE 702	Special Topics in Civil Engineering
CE 711	Methods Improvement in Construction
ENE 662	Site Remediation
ENE 671	Environmental Impact Analysis
Total Credits		30

M.Arch. and M.S. in Civil Engineering (no civil engineering bachelor's degree)

M.Arch. Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core Courses
ARCH 501G	Architecture Studio I	6
ARCH 502G	Architecture Studio II	6
ARCH 503G	Architecture Studio III	6
ARCH 504G	Architecture Studio IV	6
ARCH 505G	Advanced Architecture Studio I	6
ARCH 506G	Advanced Architecture Studio II	6
ARCH 555G	Tools and Techniques I	3
ARCH 500G	Tools and Techniques II	3
ARCH 528G	History of Architecture I	3
ARCH 529G	History of Architecture II	3
ARCH 541G	Construction I	3
ARCH 542G	Construction II	3
ARCH 543G	Environmental Control Systems I	3
ARCH 544G	Environmental Control Systems II	3
ARCH 545G	Structures I	3
ARCH 548G	Structures II	3
ARCH 569G	Professional Practice I	3
ARCH 579G	Professional Practice II	3
ARCH 549G	Landscape and Urbanism	3
ARCH 547G	Synthesis Seminar	3
4 ARCH 6XX Electives **		12
Total Credits		90

M.S. in Civil Engineering Requirements​ (w/o a BSCE degree)

(30 credits)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Bridge Courses 1
All Bridge Courses Required *
CE 200	Surveying	2
CE 200A	Surveying Laboratory	1
CE 341	Geotechnical Engineering	3
CE 341A	Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory	1
MATH 105	Elementary Probability and Statistics	3
MATH 112	Calculus II	4
MECH 320	Statics and Strength of Materials	3
Total Credits		17

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core Courses
CE 610	Construction Management	3
CE 611	Project Planning and Control	3
CE 616	Construction Cost Estimating	3
EM 632	Legal Aspects in Construction	3
Required courses that count towards both degrees
Select 4 of the following:		12
ARCH 569G	Professional Practice I
ARCH 579G	Professional Practice II
ARCH 621	Net Zero Building Design
ARCH 622	Life Cycle Assessment and Design
ARCH 623	Building Energy Modeling for Sustainable Design
ARCH 625	Passive House and Beyond
ARCH 626	Building Dynamics
ARCH 636	History and Theory of Urban Planning and Design
ARCH 645	Case Studies in Architectural Technology
ARCH 646	Designing and Optimizing the Building Enclosure
ARCH 647	Visualizing Urbanism
ARCH 649	Life Safety Issues in Contemporary Buildings
ARCH 651	Public and Private Development
ARCH 655	Land Use Planning
ARCH 677	Geographic Information Systems
ARCH 684	Topics of Sustainable Urbanism
ARCH 688	The Augmented City
ARCH 689	AI / VR in Architecture
Electives
Select two of the following:		6
CE 615	Infrastructure and Facilities Remediation
CE 617	Historic Preservation
CE 631	Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design
CE 642	Foundation Engineering
CE 644	Applied Engineering Geology
CE 671	Performance and Risk Analysis of Infrastructure Systems
CE 702	Special Topics in Civil Engineering
CE 711	Methods Improvement in Construction
ENE 662	Site Remediation
ENE 671	Environmental Impact Analysis
Total Credits		30

¹

Bridge courses are required as prerequisites for admission to the MSCE program

*

Prereq courses for CE 341 for M.Arch students are MATH 112 & 105, ARCH 545G & 548G

**

Up to 9 credits of non-ARCH coursework may be used to fulfill the ARCH Elective requirements.